[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4375. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in 
America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OVERSIGHT OF LANDLORD COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING 
                   QUALITY STANDARDS.

       Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ee) Database of Landlord Violators.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall, in 
     cooperation with all public housing agencies, establish a 
     database identifying any person owning a property receiving 
     tenant-based assistance who--
       ``(A) has had an action taken by the Secretary or any 
     public housing agency against such person for violations of 
     the terms of a housing assistance payments contract related 
     to the property in the preceding 10 years;
       ``(B) has had an action taken by the Secretary or any 
     public housing agency against such person for violations of 
     the terms of the housing quality standards established under 
     subsection (o)(8)(B) in the preceding 10 years; or
       ``(C) has previous or ongoing litigation related to the 
     programs authorized under subsection (o) between the person 
     and any public housing agency.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In establishing the database under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) create a mechanism for accepting reports from public 
     housing agencies regarding any action against owners of 
     properties receiving tenant-based assistance, as described in 
     paragraph (1), and for ensuring that the database is easily 
     accessible for all public housing agencies;
       ``(B) create a mechanism for accepting consumer complaints 
     from tenants of properties receiving tenant-based assistance 
     about the owners of those properties; and
       ``(C) take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of 
     current and former tenants of the properties, including 
     measures to protect, and where appropriate redact, the 
     personally identifiable information of tenants.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report that--
       ``(A) reports on the progress in establishing the database 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) assesses the feasibility of making the database 
     described in paragraph (1) available to the public.''.
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